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Forest and Conservation Technicians Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Forest and Conservation Technicians salaries across 45 states

$53,538
National Average (Median)
$68,600
Highest: North Dakota
$33,920
Lowest: Missouri

Forest and Conservation Technicians Salary by State

Compare Forest and Conservation Technicians salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$33,920
$68,600

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $56,720 AK $68,160 AZ $56,660 AR $53,290 CA $58,120 CO $57,550 FL $52,420 GA $50,710 HI $50,040 ID $53,290 IL $52,790 IN $48,660 IA $52,000 KS $41,660 KY $43,660 LA $59,370 MD $64,980 MA $56,480 MI $45,760 MN $58,990 MS $52,420 MO $33,920 MT $52,420 NE $51,630 NV $54,230 NH $51,630 NM $53,000 NY $58,030 NC $48,360 ND $68,600 OH $48,840 OK $53,930 OR $55,910 PA $57,370 SC $55,910 SD $54,770 TN $47,940 TX $52,200 UT $47,940 VT $54,160 VA $49,960 WA $54,160 WV $54,600 WI $62,700 WY $53,290

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
North Dakota
$68,600
#2
Alaska
$68,160
#3
Maryland
$64,980
#4
Wisconsin
$62,700
#5
Louisiana
$59,370

Forest and Conservation Technicians Salary in All 45 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 North Dakota $68,600 $63,950 160
2 Alaska $68,160 $71,560 500
3 Maryland $64,980 $66,050 130
4 Wisconsin $62,700 $60,590 620
5 Louisiana $59,370 $62,920 210
6 Minnesota $58,990 $61,040 580
7 California $58,120 $63,680 6,640
8 New York $58,030 $59,980 190
9 Colorado $57,550 $62,090 1,040
10 Pennsylvania $57,370 $59,770 420
11 Alabama $56,720 $57,630 180
12 Arizona $56,660 $59,980 1,310
13 Massachusetts $56,480 $58,660 N/A
14 Oregon $55,910 $60,180 2,530
15 South Carolina $55,910 $59,070 180
16 South Dakota $54,770 $60,160 350
17 West Virginia $54,600 $57,630 100
18 Nevada $54,230 $60,220 750
19 Vermont $54,160 $60,430 50
20 Washington $54,160 $59,950 1,160
21 Oklahoma $53,930 $57,650 130
22 Arkansas $53,290 $57,080 310
23 Idaho $53,290 $59,640 2,020
24 Wyoming $53,290 $59,880 560
25 New Mexico $53,000 $58,890 880
26 Illinois $52,790 $55,010 820
27 Florida $52,420 $55,350 380
28 Mississippi $52,420 $55,760 250
29 Montana $52,420 $58,870 1,760
30 Texas $52,200 $54,550 600
31 Iowa $52,000 $52,700 380
32 Nebraska $51,630 $58,130 100
33 New Hampshire $51,630 $57,010 60
34 Georgia $50,710 $55,080 230
35 Hawaii $50,040 $52,780 140
36 Virginia $49,960 $53,270 380
37 Ohio $48,840 $50,020 230
38 Indiana $48,660 $52,860 150
39 North Carolina $48,360 $51,660 650
40 Tennessee $47,940 $51,720 390
41 Utah $47,940 $51,930 1,140
42 Michigan $45,760 $50,570 560
43 Kentucky $43,660 $48,670 240
44 Kansas $41,660 $46,730 170
45 Missouri $33,920 $42,900 600

Forest and Conservation Technicians Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Forest and Conservation Technicians keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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